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attention by the right combo of wackiness and satire . A very strong voice and a definite refresher from the usual grind of musicians . She also came up with a song called ‘ Don ’ t Work For Dow ’, criticizing the owners of the Carbide factory in Bhopal . It was directed to those responsible for not paying the victims their due compensations .
Siri Siri Narayan ’ s forte had been a versatile artist with her prowess over multiple languages like Telugu , Kannada , English , and Hindi . She had been phenomenal with her roots cemented in Carnatic music and classical instrument like the Veena . India is certainly a melting point of different ideologies and cultural planes , and musicians like Siri , effectively reflect that in their music . She has this enchanting capacity to take you to different places with the strong tempo and the well-crafted lyrics of her songs . She loves to edge the thin line between peace and chaos . On one side her fierce phonetical delivery will keep it hot like a livewire across the lines , and on the other , her music will permeate a sense of composure owing to the underlying themes in them . The pretensions seem to give away to a strong passionate voice .
This list would be incomplete without namedropping the super divas of the hip-hop world . Raja Kumari and Hard Kaur are predominantly the most accomplished names in this field .
Hard Kaur is a British Indian
Singer who had been known for her repertoire in Bollywood . Her unforgettable hits like Ek Glassy , Paisa Phek , Singh is King , and countless other originals have made her a talk of the town for decades . Raja Kumari grew up in the US as Svetha Rao aka Raja Kumari , a gentle recall to her popular stage name ‘ The Indian Princess ’ . Raja Kumari had been a sleeper hit in the otherwise transforming pop culture of Bollywood dance numbers and the run of the mill romantic numbers . Her shot to fame had been initially through a rigorous process of collaborating with other musicians like FallOut Boy , Fifth Harmony , and other artists , until her association with Divine , blew up the charts .
As an intrigued artist , she would use Bollywood movies to learn more about the Indian culture and the emotions associated with the Hindispeaking audience . Later her goddess ego would transform her persona into somewhat of a ‘ demon slayer ’. This attitude permeated most of her couture and musicality thereafter .
These queens of hip hop had been the rap Gods in the truest sense for having inspired many future generations who would want to emulate a similar trajectory to success and hipster life . It would be fun to list another set of such ‘ princesses ’ who would wake up to serve the music industry with more power
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